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South Florida man gets $1.15 million in poker tourney |
He arrived in Las Vegas as an unknown duplex landlord, but Fred Goldberg returned to South Florida on Wednesday as the 10th-best poker player in the world.Goldberg, 30, had the poker run of his lifetime in the World Series of Poker at the Rio in Las Vegas the past two weeks, finishing 10th among 8,773 entrants. He earned $1.15 million, just missing out on making the nine-player final table. "I'm happy, but a part of me thinks I could have been the world champion," he said.More than 20 friends an Read more at: . |